Video: Greenwich Village Sunday
June 25th, 2008
A remarkable time capsule showing the Vilage, including our beloved Washington Square Park, back in 1960. This video was narrated by noted humorist, writer, and radio performer Jean Shepherd, who was soon to become a major voice of the counterculture.
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June 1st, 2008
Barak Obama came to the park in September of 2007 and delivered a stirring speech to hundreds. While it was great to see our President-elect there, I wonder if he was even aware that this beloved historic park was soon to be destroyed and completely redesigned spending unnecessarily millions, in a time of economic hardship for the city, for a redesign ‘the people’ clearly did not want.
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